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In reply to the discussion: Belgian physician refuses to treat Jewish patient over Gaza op [View all]intaglio
(8,170 posts)46. No, he refused treatment
Hippocratic Oath (Modern version)
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:
I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.
I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.
I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.
I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.
I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.
I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.
If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:
I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.
I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.
I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.
I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.
I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.
I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.
If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.
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And anti Arabism is alive and well, particularly in Israel, Europe, America.
ForgoTheConsequence
Jul 2014
#1
Collective punishment is still a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions n/t
RufusTFirefly
Jul 2014
#18
Actually, I am taking into account the facts as the Allies saw them at the end of WWII.
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#116
He was wrong and it was anti-Semitism. Even as a one time occurrence of course it was bigotry.
uppityperson
Aug 2014
#98
Indeed. The irony is that traditionally, both Christians and Muslims
question everything
Jul 2014
#22
this man is probably anti semitic to start with. how did he know she was Jewish. Did he decide
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#25
Isreal is stoking that anti-semitism with by creating a racist, apartheid state...
mike_c
Jul 2014
#27
this is the type of thing right wingers say anytime a minority is attacked in the US
JI7
Jul 2014
#33
He is wrong but there is no denying that two months ago he would have had no problem
CBGLuthier
Jul 2014
#30
Doctors are struck off; not disbarred; but refusing to treat a patient because of their ethnic group
LeftishBrit
Aug 2014
#107
The fact you can't see the difference is not suprising, but doesn't change the nature.
Behind the Aegis
Aug 2014
#139
First, this board is thick with people "pissed about the Israelis," as is every liberal news site in
LTX
Aug 2014
#156
it is anti semitism, it's like right wingers who think it's ok to treat black people badly
JI7
Aug 2014
#71
Yes there is treatment for broken ribs, you wrap the affected ribs tightly to
IronGate
Aug 2014
#118
You are correct. In and of itself, this one incident is not anti-Semitic--it is anti Israel by proxy
BillZBubb
Aug 2014
#79
No, it's antisemitic. If the woman had been Israeli, it would have been anti-Israel; but she is a
LeftishBrit
Aug 2014
#109
Well that's a stupid post, its like refusing to treat a black person for the actions of Uganda. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Aug 2014
#128
Please note how many DUers responding to this thread do not see this as anti-semitism
oberliner
Aug 2014
#82
There are plenty of articles/postings on this site criticizing Israel and as far as I can tell
PersonNumber503602
Aug 2014
#96
Who here is saying forgive Israel their actions because a doctor elsewhere acted on bigotry?
uppityperson
Aug 2014
#102
Nobody is saying 'forgive the Israelis their transgressions because someone was antisemitic'
LeftishBrit
Aug 2014
#108
I am not a doctor - I am a researcher in an area slightly related to medicine
LeftishBrit
Aug 2014
#113
There is treatment for fractured ribs, wrap them tightly to prevent movement. nt.
IronGate
Aug 2014
#121
I'm no fan of Israel's current policies of aggression, but this is not right.
Liberal_from_va34
Aug 2014
#138